Citadel: Adventure of the Crystal Keep

Citadel: Adventure of the Crystal Keep is a roleplaying game for Macintosh computers.

It was many years ago that the good Lady Synd and her Blood Guard were overthrown in the Citadel. During that great battle, the Citadel sank into the earth, and the depths were infested with all manners of evil. Many bands of adventurers have lost their lives trying to save Lady Synd, now imprisoned within a shimmering crystal within the labyrinth.

The player creates a party of six characters. There are raised in the nursery to allow them to spend their youth in labour, study, prayer, and play. These define the player's statistics and the characters can also devote time to studies at a later age. Characters can then choose from the classes fighter, thief, wizard, or cleric, and can later graduate to higher classes.

Within the starting village the player can visit the tavern to put together a party, the hostel to rest and train, the shop to buy, sell, and identify items, and the temple to cure, raise, or uncurse characters. The bank supplies a place to deposit, withdraw, or transfer gold.

Upon entering the Citadel game play occurs from a 1st-person perspective. Torches must be obtained and kept lit to navigate. During combat character icons must be positioned to engage in combat with enemy positions. Characters fight automatically. Different attack option can be selected from menus during combat. There are a total of 12 dungeon levels to explore and numerous puzzles to solve. The ultimate goal is to rescue Lady Synd from her crystal prison.